Get To Know New ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Anchor Michael Che!

Last night, NBC dropped a Saturday Night Live bombshell when they announced that Michael Che would be the show’s newest Weekend Update anchor. How did this happen? What does this mean? Why is it historic? And who exactly is Michael Che? We have all the scoop.

Who is Michael Che?

Michael Che is an American stand up comedian and writer who got his first break on VH1’s Best Week Ever. He actually wrote on Saturday Night Live last year and appeared as a correspondent on The Daily Show this summer. He recently garnered a lot of attention for a segment that posited that the only safe place for a black reporter was in space.

So, he worked behind-the-scenes on Saturday Night Live, left to appear on camera as a fake newsman on The Daily Show, and now he’s back on Saturday Night Live on camera as a fake newsman?